Metals (See Steel and Iron Ore below)
Metals are chemical elements vital to science, industry, medicine, engineering, construction, finance and the everyday consumer. Not only are metals used to conduct electricity and heat, they are combined with other elements to form important alloys such as brass or steel. Metals are divided into categories, primarily: base, precious, light, minor, major, and steel and ferroalloys, all of which are covered by Platts on a news and price basis. In conjunction with its parent, The McGraw-Hill Companies which began metals news coverage 75 years ago, Platts has provided news, supply/demand and other metals data for decades, including 350 metal product items in North America, Europe and Asia.
Francis Browne
Global Managing Editor
Iron & Steel
London
Karen McBeth
Global Editorial Director
Metals
Washington, DC
Yuencheng Mok
Managing Metals Editor
Singapore
(Chinese language)
Andy Blamey
Managing Editor
Metals
London
Joseph Innace
Chief Editor
Platts Steel Markets Daily
New York
Anthony Poole
Metals Managing Editor
New York
Tina Petersen
Managing Editor
Metals
Washington, DC
Steel is formed by the refinement of carbon and metallic iron, found in and extracted from iron ore. Steel can also be refined by re-melting ferrous scrap metal. Iron and steel are the least expensive of the world's metals and make up almost all of the total tonnage of metal produced worldwide each year. In addition to assessing dozens of steel and ferrous scrap metals prices on a daily basis in North America, Europe and Asia, Platts reports on news and supply and demand aspects of this sector.
Francis Browne
Global Managing Editor
Iron & Steel
London
Joseph Innace
Chief Editor
Platts Steel Markets Daily
New York
Iron ore is almost exclusively used in the production of pig iron, which is made in a blast furnace. Pig iron, also known as hot metal, is then refined to make crude (liquid) steel, a product essential to economic growth. More than two billion metric tons of crude iron ore are mined, processed and shipped annually. The biggest exporters of iron ore are Brazil, Australia and India; substantial deposits are also found in China, Russia, Ukraine and North America. A seaborne spot market has developed as China has become a significant importer of iron ore, because its steel sector's consumption has outstripped domestic iron ore supply. Platts assesses prices of the key iron ore shipped to North China on a daily basis and also supplies news and other market information affecting the physical commodity. Platts' iron ore price assessments are utilized by the industry, market observers, exchanges and financial institutions.
Francis Browne
Global Managing Editor
Iron & Steel
London
Joseph Innace
Chief Editor
Platts Steel Markets Daily
New York
Thomas Giaever-Enger
Editorial Director
Methodology R&D
Singapore
Jorge Montepeque
Global Editorial Director
Markets & Price Assessments
London
Jessy Xia
Editor
Iron & Steel Singapore
(Chinese language)
Annalisa Jeffries
Senior Editor
Iron Ore
Mumbai